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SC No 15 of 2015 PDF
SC No 15 of 2015 PDF
SHIPPING CIRCULAR
NO. 15 OF 2015
Applicable to: This circular should be brought to the attention to all Singapore ship-
owners, ship-managers, shipmasters and crew of Singapore ships and the shipping
community
2 Shipowners and managers of ships that are newly registered with the Singapore
Registry of Ships (SRS) from the date of this circular onwards should ensure that the
SSAS of the ships are programmed with the email address Shipalert@mpa.gov.sg with
effect from their date of registration with the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS).
4 Please take note that the difference in the old and new email address is that the
text “_MPA” has been deleted after the text “Shipalert”.
6 We would like to once again bring the attention of shipowners, managers and
operators of Singapore-registered ships to IMO circulars, MSC.1/Circ. 1190 (Annex A)
and MSC/Circ.1155 (Annex B), which provide additional guidance on specific aspects of
the measures to enhance maritime security. Annex A guidance to the provision of
information for identifying ships when transmitting ship security alerts and Annex B
guidance relates to message priority and the testing of SSAS.
7 Shipowners and managers are advised to ensure that the SSA equipment on
board their ships is configured to be capable of delivering the information in para 8(b).
This is to enable the recipient of the SSA to clearly identify the ship which transmitted
the alert. The testing of the SSA equipment on their ships is to be carried out when
there is a transfer of flag.
8 The following are guidelines on the correct procedure for testing of SSAS for
Singapore-registered ships:
d) In the event of a test, the SSAS alert test message should be configured to
have the word "TEST" either in the message or in the subject heading. This is
to ensure that the testing of the SSAS does not inadvertently lead to
unintended emergency response actions. The alert message is to be
configured back to the original wordings after the test is completed.
9 Testing of SSAS units are to ensure the following requirements are verified:
a) The equipment is fully functional
b) The SSAS alert is sent and received by the correct and relevant addresses,
including Shipalert@mpa.gov.sg
10 If shipowners, managers and operators would like a response from MPA on the
SSAS testing, kindly state within the notification email to Shipalert@mpa.gov.sg to
request for MPA’s response when the SSAS alert test email is received. MPA staff will
then contact the CSO of the vessel upon receipt of the alert test email. If MPA receives
a second alert on the same day, outside the stipulated test time, we will follow the
normal procedure and verify with the ship or the CSO if it is a true alert.
11 It is understood that some service providers relating to the shipboard SSAS are
providing reports on vessel location positions and other data on a regular basis to the
CSO and companies as an automatic update. It should be noted that MPA need not be
included as a recipient for such information.
13 The direct telephone relating to SSAS test alerts and SSAS activation would be
(65) 6226 5539. Please note that this number is also dedicated for emergency
purposes.
14 Any queries relating to this shipping circular should be directed to the Ship
Registry dedicated contact via email: marine@mpa.gov.sg and tel: (65) 6375 1932.
TAN SUAN JOW
DIRECTOR OF MARINE
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
Annex A – MSC.1/Circ.1190
Annex B - MSC/Circ.1155